Surnames A -- B
Pfc. Christopher Justin Abston 26, received smallpox and injectable influenza vaccines in November 2005, at Fort Bragg, N.C., 16 days before suffering sudden death in his barracks room.
Pfc. Steven Acosta 19, Company C, 3rd Battalion, 67th Armored Regiment, 4th Infantry Division Calexico, California. Died from a non-hostile gunshot wound in Baquba, Iraq, on October 26, 2003. As Pfc. Steven Acosta was preparing to serve in Iraq, his older brother Gerardo was just returning from the same war. "I just wish I could see him again, and just be with him like we used to be before," said Gerardo Acosta, a Marine stationed at Camp Pendleton. Steven Acosta, a 19-year-old supply clerk from Calexico, Calif., died Oct. 26 from a gunshot wound in a non-hostile incident in Baqouba, Iraq. He was stationed at Fort Hood. Acosta enlisted in the Army after graduating from high school last year, before his older brother had a chance to talk to him about becoming a Marine. Gerardo Acosta last saw his brother over Christmas when he returned from boot camp. The second-youngest of five brothers, Steven was sentimental and outgoing. His friends would regularly gather at the Acosta home, bringing their guitars to play punk rock while Steven kept the beat on the drums. http://obits.suntimes.com/ChicagoSunTimes/Soldier/Story.aspx?PersonID=3097376
Sgt. Leonard W. Adams, 42, of Mooresville, N.C., died Jan. 24 in Camp Bucca, Iraq, of non-combat related injuries. Adams was assigned to the Army National Guard’s 105th Military Police Battalion, 18th Military Police Brigade, Asheville, N.C.
First Lieutenant Michael R. Adams, 24, of Seattle, Washington, died March 16, 2004 in Al Asad, Iraq, when the barrel of the .50 caliber weapon mounted on his tank struck him. Lt. Adams was a member of the 1st Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colorado.
Michael Scott Adams, 20, Spartanburg SC August 21, 2003 A private first class dies of smoke inhalation after a bullet ricochets during a training exercise and ignites a fire at an indoor shooting range. http://www.truthout.org/cgi-bin/artman/exec/view.cgi/7/4000
Marine Capt. Paul C. Alaniz, 32, of Corpus Christi, Texas. Alaniz died when the CH-53E helicopter he was in crashed near Ar Rutbah, Iraq. He was assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 361, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California. Died on January 26, 2005.
Staff Sgt. Ivan V. Alarcon, 23, of Jerome, Idaho, died in Tal Afar, Iraq, on Nov. 17, 2005 when his HMMWV accidentally rolled over during combat operations. Alarcon was assigned to the Army's 473rd Quartermaster Company, Hunter Army Airfield, Ga. The incident is under investigation.
Lance Cpl. Nickalous N. Aldrich, 21, of Austin, Texas died August 27, 2004 from a non-hostile vehicle accident in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Aldrich was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California.
Cpl. Seth M. Algrim 22, died Oct. 30, 2006 while undergoing urban-combat training with dozens of other Marines. He was assigned to the 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force. Algrim, a combat veteran from Garden City, Kan., was apparently killed by a live round. Only blanks were supposed to be used during the training.
Sgt. Rafael Alicearivera, 30, of Bayamon, Puerto Rico, died Feb. 5, 2008 in Tallil, Iraq, of injuries suffered in a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to the 307th Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C. The incident is under investigation.
1st Lt. Louis E. Allen, 34, of Milford, Pennsylvania. Two NY Guard Members Die in an Alleged Premeditated Attack by a Fellow Officer. Two members of the Army National Guard's Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 42nd Infantry Division, Troy, New York, died on June 8 in Tikrit, Iraq, of injuries sustained on June 7, 2005 in Tikrit, Iraq. The American Forces Press Service reported June 16, 2005 that U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Alberto B. Martinez, 37, a supply specialist assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 42nd Infantry Division (Mechanized), has been charged with two counts of premeditated murder in connection with the June 7 deaths of two other soldiers in his unit - Capt. Phillip T. Esposito and 1st Lt. Louis E. Allen. Both officers were assigned to the accused soldier's New York Army National Guard unit. Esposito was the company commander; Allen served as a company operations officer. The soldiers died at Forward Operating Base Danger, near Tikrit, in what was first reported to be an enemy mortar attack. But on June 10, officials announced a criminal investigation was under way in connection with the soldiers' deaths. The accused soldier is in pretrial confinement at a military facility in Kuwait. Homicide.
Cpl. Terrence P. Allen, 21, of Pennsauken, N.J., died Sept. 15,
2007 from a non-hostile incident in Al Anbar
province, Iraq. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd
Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
The incident is under investigation.
Petty Officer 2nd Class Joseph D. Alomar 22, Navy
Provisional Detention Battalion Brooklyn, New York. Died of a
non-combat
related incident at Camp Bucca, Iraq, on January 17, 2007. Alomar’s death
was not the result of hostile action, but occurred in a hostile fire zone.
Spc. Jason E. Ames 21 Company C, 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), 25th Infantry Division Cerulean, Kentucky. Died of non-combat related injuries in Mosul, Iraq, on August 31, 2005.
Cpl. William M. Amundson, Jr., 21, of The Woodlands, Texas, died October 19, 2004 in Afghanistan when the vehicle in which he was riding rolled over. Amundson was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Benning, Georgia.
Lance Cpl. Nicholas R. Anderson, 21, of Sauk City, Wis., died March 13, 2006, in a non-hostile vehicle accident in Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii. The incident is under investigation.
Maj. Stuart M. Anderson, 44, of Peosta, Iowa. Anderson was
assigned to the Army Reserve's 3rd Corps Support Command, Des Moines, Iowa.
died near Tal Afar, Iraq, on Jan. 7, 2006 when their UH-60 Black Hawk
helicopter crashed.
Master Sgt. Evander E. Andrews 2001-10-10. 36, Solon
Maine. 366th Civil Engineer Squadron Air Force Evander died as a result of a
non-hostile accident in the Northern Arabian Peninsula
http://afghanistan.pigstye.net/wd.php?sort=unit
Pfc. Elden D. Arcand, 22, of White Bear Lake, Minnesota. Two members of the Army's 360th Transportation Company, 68th Corps Support Battalion, 43rd Area Support Group, Fort Carson, Colorado died on August 21, 2005, in Mosul, Iraq, when their M915A1 tractor, which was pulling a 7,500-gallon tanker, accidentally rolled over.
AF 1st Lt. Tamara Archuleta, 23, co-pilot Pave Hawk helicopter, crashed while picking up two injured Afghan children, Mar. 23, 2003.
Capt. Derek Argel, 28, of Lompoc, California. Argel died in the crash of an Iraqi air force aircraft during a training mission in eastern Diyala province. He was assigned to the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Florida. Died on May 30, 2005.
Cpl. Reynold Armand, 21, of Rochester, N.Y., died Aug. 7, 2007 in Balad, Iraq. He was assigned to the 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C. The death is currently under investigation.
Sgt. 1st Class Moses E. Armstead 44, 16th Ordnance
Battalion, 61st Ordnance Brigade Rochester, New York Died at Landstuhl
Regional Medical Center in Landstuhl, Germany of a non-combat related
illness identified on October 5, 2005, as he was returning from leave status
and preparing to redeploy to Afghanistan.
Master Corporal Raymond Arndt, 32, Canada. Canadian Army
Loyal Edmonton Regiment Non-hostile - accident. 08/05/06
Sgt. Travis M. Arndt, 23, of Bozeman, Montana, died in Kirkuk, Iraq, on September 21, 2005 as a result of a vehicle accident during convoy operations. Arndt was assigned to the Army National Guard's 163rd Cavalry Troop, 116th Brigade Combat Team, 42nd Infantry Division, Missoula, Montana.
Staff Sgt. Jimmy J. Arroyave, 30, of Woodland, California, died April 15, 2004 due to non-combat related vehicle accident northeast of Ar Ramadi, Iraq. Arroygave was assigned to the Combat Service Support Battalion 1, Combat Service Support Group 11, 1st Force Service Support Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California.
Marine Lance Cpl. Trevor D. Aston After the 2001 terrorist attacks,
Trevor Aston enlisted in the Marine Reserves at the relatively advanced age
of 29. "He was terribly shaken after 9/11," said his grandmother, Lenore
Aston. Aston, 32, of Austin, Texas, was killed Feb. 22, 2005, in Al Anbar Province.
The incident, described as non-hostile, is under investigation. Aston's
grandmother served in the Women's Army Corps during World War II, and his
father was in the Army for 27 years. As a boy Aston lived in Texas, Germany
and other locations where his father, Robert Aston, was stationed. He
attended Austin Community College and had worked as a bartender and booked
concert acts for a nearby nightclub. He wanted to be a firefighter either in
Austin or in Houston, where his mother lives. "He was a good friend to many
people," said his mother, Jewel Aston. "He was just an all-around, good,
nice kid." http://www.ajc.com/news/content/news/noadsindex/iraqcasualties/vignettes85.html
Pfc. Shawn M. Atkins 20, Headquarters Company, 4th Aviation
Brigade, 1st Armored Division Parker, Colorado Died as a result of a
non-combat injury in Baghdad, Iraq, on June 14, 2004.
Pvt. Alan J. Austin, 21, of Houston, died Aug. 12, 2007 near Forward Operating Base Sharana, Afghanistan, of injuries suffered from a non-combat related accident. He was assigned to the 782nd Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.
Staff Sgt. Alejandro Ayala, 26, of Riverside, Calif., died Nov. 18, 2007 of injuries sustained as a result of a vehicle accident in Kuwait. He was assigned to the 90th Logistics Readiness Squadron, F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo. The cause of the accident is under investigation.
Chief Warrant Officer David Ayala, 24, of New York, New York. Ayala died in Ghazni, Afghanistan, when the CH-47 helicopter he was on crashed. He was assigned to the 5th Battalion, 159th Aviation Regiment, 12th Aviation Brigade, Giebelstadt, Germany.
Petty Officer 1st Class Howard E. Babcock IV, 33, of Houston, Texas. Babcock died in a motorcycle accident in Bahrain. He was assigned to the Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station in Bahrain. Died on October 13, 2005.
Sgt. 1st Class Henry A. Bacon, 45, of Wagram, North Carolina, died
February 20 2004 in Ad Dujayl, Iraq, when he was struck by a recovery
vehicle. He was assisting a disabled vehicle when the accident occurred.
Bacon was assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 1st Squadron,
10th Armored Cavalry Regiment, 4th Aviation Brigade, 4th Infantry Division,
Fort Hood, Texas.
Justin Bailey 27, California, Overdose.
Iraq war veteran
Justin Bailey checked himself in to the West Los Angeles VA Medical Center
just after Thanksgiving. Among the first wave of Marines sent into battle,
the young rifleman had been diagnosed since his return with posttraumatic
stress disorder and a groin injury. Now, Bailey acknowledged to his family
and a friend, he needed immediate treatment for his addiction to
prescription and street drugs. "We were so happy," said his stepmother, Mary
Kaye Bailey, 41. "We were putting all of our faith into those doctors." On
Jan. 25, Justin Bailey got prescriptions filled for five medications,
including a two-week supply of the potent painkiller methadone, according to
his medical records. A day later, he was found dead of an apparent
overdose
in his room at a VA rehabilitation center on the hospital grounds. He was
27. http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-vet12mar12,0,5395693.story?coll=la-home-headlines
Pvt. Michael V. Bailey 20 Headquarters Battery, 4th
Battalion, 25th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th
Mountain Division Waldorf, Maryland Died of non-combat related injuries
in
Salerno, Afghanistan, on October 27, 2006.
Staff Sgt. Nathan J. Bailey 46
1175th Transportation Company, Tennessee Army National Guard Nashville,
Tennessee. Died from a non-hostile gunshot wound in Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, on
November 12, 2003. A staff sergeant dies from a "non-hostile" gunshot wound
while on guard duty in Kuwait. [Nathan J. Bailey, 46, Nashville TN] http://www.truthout.org/cgi-bin/artman/exec/view.cgi/7/4000
1st
Lt. Debra A. Banaszak 35, 1035th Maintenance Company, Missouri
Army National Guard Bloomington, Illinois "Died from non-combat related
injuries at Camp Victory, Kuwait, on October 28, 2005. Barbara Butler, mother
of Army National Guard 1st Lt. Debra A. Banaszak, 35, of Bloomington, Ill.,
said she has trouble understanding why her daughter would have
taken her own
life in Kuwait last October, as the military has determined. She said that
while Banaszak, the single mother of a teenage son, was proud to serve her
country and had not complained, the stresses of the deployment may have
exacerbated her depression.
Army Sgt. Maj. Barbaralien Banks, 41, of Harvey, Louisiana. Banks died in Ghazni, Afghanistan, when the CH-47 helicopter she was on crashed. She was assigned to the Division Artillery, 25th Infantry Division (Light), Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.
Staff Sgt. Patrick O. Barlow 42 50th Engineer Company Greensboro, North Carolina Died from a non-combat-related medical condition in San Antonio, Texas, on October 18, 2006.
Spc. Doug Barber One Year After His Tragic Suicide-Unaired Interviews by Jay Shaft Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2007 at 7:39 PM Two previously unreleased audio interviews with Spc. Douglas Barber, who served in Iraq with the Ohio National Guard. Released to commemorate the one year anniversary of his suicide due to untreated PTSD and overwhelming mental trauma. Interviews conducted by Jay Shaft: Editor-In-Chief/Executive Investigative Editor Thought Bomb Radio - Shock and Awe For the Mind Radio Hour/Coalition For Free Thought In Media 1-16-2006 http://neworleans.indymedia.org/news/2007/01/9494. Last month, on December 16, 2005, Operation Iraqi Freedom veteran Spc. Douglas Barber was my guest on my radio talk show. He said he'd been diagnosed with PTSD (Post traumatic stress disorder) and despite receiving some help from the V.A., was still having trouble getting his life back together. Yesterday, one month later, on January 16, 2006, I received an email from a listener who'd been exchanging emails with Douglas since his appearance on my show. Douglas has just sent him an email that troubled the listener. Douglas said he no longer had anything to live for, and was getting ready to "check out of this world." My wife immediately called Douglas and left a message on his cell phone. She also called the Montgomery Police Department in Alabama. At the start of the 3rd hour of my program last night, I received an email from one of Douglas's friends, who told me that Douglas had committed suicide earlier that afternoon. Today I was able to confirm his suicide with the Opelika, Alabama Police Department. The officer in charge of the investigation told me that it had happened with officers on the scene trying to talk Douglas out of it. The officer told me Douglas took his gun, fired one shot, and killed himself. http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/?q=node/6886
Cpl. Felipe C. Barbosa, 21, of High Point, N.C., died Jan. 28, 2006, from a non-hostile vehicle accident in Fallujah, Iraq. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C. The accident is currently under investigation.
Command Sgt. Maj. Edward C. Barnhill 50, 431st Civil Affairs Battalion, 358th Civil Affairs Brigade, Army Reserve Shreveport, Louisiana. Died of an apparent heart attack after he was found unconscious in a hallway at the Coalition Provincial Authority headquarters building in Baghdad, Iraq, on May 14, 2004.
Sgt. Michael C. Barkey, 22, of Canal Fulton, Ohio, died July 7, 2004 in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, when a tire on his military vehicle blew out, the driver lost control and the vehicle turned over. Barkey was assigned to the Army National Guard's 1484th Transportation Company, Akron, Ohio.
Staff Sgt. Chad A. Barrett, 35, of Saltville, Va., died Feb. 2, 2008 in Mosul, Iraq, as a result of a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to the 64th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo. The incident is under investigation.
Spc. Daniel D. Bartels 22, Army 10/019/05 weapon discharge Spc. Daniel D. Bartels, 22, of Huron, S.D., died in Mosul, Iraq, on Oct. 19, of a non-combat related cause identified there on Oct. 18. Bartels was assigned to the 4th Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Fort Wainwright, Alaska.
Staff Sergeant Robert J. Basham, 22, of Kenosha, Wisconsin, died on April 14, 2007 at Camp As Sayliyah in Doha, Qatar, as a result of injuries from a non-combat incident. His death is under investigation. Basham was assigned to the Headquarters and Headquarters Battery 1st Battalion, 126th Field Artillery Regiment, Kenosha, Wis.
Staff Sgt. Aram Bass, 25, of Niagara Falls, N.Y. Deaths investigated as friendly fire It may be months before the families of two soldiers killed in Iraq know for certain how they died, as investigators look into whether friendly fire was to blame. Staff Sgt. Aram Bass, 25, of Niagara Falls, N.Y., and Sgt. William Meeuwsen, 24, of Kingwood, Texas, died Nov. 23 (05) in Baghdad. Officials at Fort Campbell, Ky., where both soldiers were based, said Nov. 28 that the deaths were under investigation as potential friendly fire incidents. Their families were told that the men died trying to rescue wounded troops. That still appears to be the case, Fort Campbell spokeswoman Kelly Tyler said. Troops were injured. Sergeants Bass and Meeuwsen were attempting to recover the wounded soldiers when they came under fire, she said. Both infantrymen were assigned to Company A, 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team.
Sgt. Tane T. Baum, 30, of Pendleton, Oregon. Baum was assigned to the Army National Guard's 113th Aviation Regiment, Pendleton, Oregon. All five personnel aboard a CH-47 transport helicopter were killed when it crashed southwest of Deh Chopan, Afghanistan, on September 25, 2005. Officials reported that the aircraft was returning from a mission in support of an ongoing operation at the time of the crash. There were no reports of enemy involvement in the crash. The cause of the crash is under investigation.
Cpl. Jason J. Beadles, 22, of La Porte, Ind., died April 12, 2007 in Baghdad, Iraq, of a non-combat related injury. The incident is under investigation. He was assigned to the 887th Engineer Company, 326th Engineer Battalion, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, KY.
Pfc. Gunnar D. Becker 19, Company B, 2nd Battalion, 63rd Armor Regiment, 1st Infantry Division Forestburg, South Dakoka. Died of non-combat related injuries in Mosul, Iraq, on January 13, 2005. Baumholder, Germany — A 1st Infantry Division soldier based in Vilseck was convicted Thursday in connection with a January accidental discharge death in Iraq. Staff Sgt. James Leon Parker, a tank commander from Company B, 2nd Battalion, 63rd Armor, was convicted of negligent homicide and dereliction of duty. Parker, of Knoxville, Tenn., was sentenced to six months’ confinement at Mannheim Confinement Facility and a reduction in rank to E-1, or private. Parker’s defense attorney, Maj. Thomas Roughneen, asserted that Parker was a victim of circumstances on Jan. 13. Roughneen wrote in an e-mail to Stars and Stripes that he would appeal the decision. The e-mail contained court-martial results and a description of events leading up to the accidental discharge of an M-2, .50-caliber machine gun, which killed Pfc. Gunnar D. Becker, 19, of Forestburg, S.D. Until Roughneen’s e-mail, the Army had not made public the details of Becker’s death, or that Parker was being tried. Becker was killed when a round discharged while crewmembers were dismantling and moving a machine gun, according to a 1st ID news release issued Monday. A panel found that Parker was negligent in his responsibility to clear the weapon, the release stated. http://www.military.com/features/0,15240,81648,00.html
Cpl. Joseph O. Behnke, 45, of Brooklyn, New York, died December 4, 2004 in Baghdad, Iraq, when he was in a vehicle accident. Behnke was assigned to the Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 258th Field Artillery Regiment, Brooklyn, New York.
Spc. Rickey L. Bell, 21, 4th Squadron, 6th U.S. Air Cavalry Regiment Caruthersville, Missouri One of 14 soldiers killed when their UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter accidentally crashed while returning from a combat mission in Multaka, Iraq, on August 22, 2007.
Spc. Rusty W. Bell 21 Company A, 603rd Aviation Support Battalion, Aviation Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division Pocahontas, Arkansas. Died of non-combat related injuries in Taji, Iraq, on August 12, 2005. Similarly, Army Spec. Rusty W. Bell, 21, of Pocahontas, Ark., showed signs of combat stress after his first deployment to the Middle East in 2003 as a member of the Army National Guard, said his mother, Darlene Gee. When he came home in April 2004, he enlisted in the Army and was sent back to Iraq in early 2005."He saw tons of combat that first time, and I think it affected him," Gee said. "I never asked him about it straight-out, but he said a few things that stick with me. He said, `Mom, I wish they'd just nuke the entire place. I know I would die, but at least I would die for a reason.' I said, `Bub, don't talk like that.' "I thought they shouldn't have sent him back so soon," she said. "Let him have a normal life for a while, after what he'd been through." An autopsy report on Bell's death concludes that he shot himself last August, with witnesses saying he was "distraught over family problems." Gee said she was not aware that her son, who was married, was having any significant personal problems. http://www.courant.com/news/specials/hc-mental4.artmay17,0,3488576.story?page=2
Army Spc. Katrina L. Bell-Johnson, 32, of Orangeburg, South Carolina. Bell-Johnson died in Ba'qubah, Iraq, when she was involved in a vehicle accident. She was assigned to the 418th Transportation Company, 180th Transportation Battalion, Fort Hood, Texas. Died on February 16, 2005.
Marine Cpl. Richard A. Bennett, 25, of Girard, Kan assigned to Marine Light/Attack Helicopter Squadron 169, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif., died May 30, 2006 following a nonhostile helicopter accident near Taqaddum on May 27, 2006.
Sgt. Darry Benson, 46, of Winterville, N.C., died on Aug 27, 2006, in Camp Virginia, Kuwait, from a non-combat related cause. Benson was assigned the Army National Guard's 730th Quartermaster Battalion, Ahoskie, N.C. The incident is under investigation.
Spc. Robert T. Benson 20 Company A, 1st Battalion, 35th Armored Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 1st Armored Division Spokane, Washington Died from a non-hostile gunshot wound in Baghdad, Iraq, on November 4, 2003. A specialist dies from a "non-hostile" gunshot wound to the head at a checkpoint. [Robert T. Benson, 20, Spokane WA] http://www.truthout.org/cgi-bin/artman/exec/view.cgi/7/4000
Pfc. Joseph R. Berlin Jr., 21, of Chelsea, Ala., died Dec. 30, 2007 in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries suffered in a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to the Special Troops Battalion, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas. The incident is under investigation.
Staff Sgt. Sean B. Berry 26 Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 112th Armor, 56th Brigade Combat Team, Texas Army National Guard Mansfield, Texas Died of non-combat related injuries in Taqqadum, Iraq, on October 3, 2005. Sean B. Berry Hometown: Mansfield, Age: 26 Rank: Sgt. Branch: Army National Guard. As a child, Sean "Brady" Berry enjoyed sports, particularly soccer. In Iraq, nothing changed. His love of the game led him to arrange to have 1,000 soccer balls shipped from Texas to Iraqi children. "He really liked kids a lot and he really liked helping," said his father, John Berry. Berry, 26, of Mansfield, Texas, was killed by the accidental discharge of a weapon Oct. 3 in Taqaddum. http://cbs11tv.com/warcasualties/?b_start=6
Pfc. Matthew L. Bertolino, 20, of Hampstead, N.H., died Feb. 9, 2006, when the vehicle he was traveling in was involved in a rollover while operating as part of a combat patrol near Jalalabad, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii. The accident is currently under investigation.
Staff Sgt. Alicia A. Birchett, 29, of Mashpee, Mass., died Aug. 9, 2007 in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries suffered from a non-combat related accident Aug. 8 in Baghdad. She was assigned to the 887th Engineer Company, 326th Engineer Battalion, 101st Sustainment Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky. The incident is under investigation. Sgt. Alicia Birchett was on her fifth tour of duty, when a truck accidentally pulled over the Bobcat she was working on, crushing her.
Sgt. Tracy Renee Birkman, 41, of New Castle, Va., died Jan. 25, 2008 in Owesat, Iraq, from non-combat related injuries. She was assigned to the 626th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.
Pfc. John T. Bishop, 22, of Gaylord, Mich. died April 23, 2008 in
Golden Hills, Iraq, of injuries suffered in a vehicle
incident. He was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 32nd Cavalry
Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault),
Fort Campbell, Ky.
The incident is under investigation.
Staff Sgt. Brian D. Bland, 26, of Weston, Wyoming. Bland died when the CH-53E helicopter he was in crashed near Ar Rutbah, Iraq. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii. Died on January 26, 2005.
Pfc. Christopher T. Blaney 19 1st Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division Winter Park, Florida. Died from a non-combat related incident in Taji, Iraq, on September 29, 2006.
Spc. Kamisha J. Block, 20, of Vidor, Texas, died in Balad, Iraq on
August 16, 2007 from injuries suffered from a non-combat related incident.
She was assigned to the 401st Military Police Company, 720th Military
Police Battalion, 89th Military Police Brigade, Fort Hood, Texas.
The circumstances surrounding the incident are under
investigation.
Marine Maj. Gerald M. Bloomfield II, 38, of Ypsilanti, Michigan.
Bloomfield died when his AH-1W Super Cobra helicopter crashed while flying
in support of security and stabilization operations near Ar Ramadi, Iraq. He
was with the Marine Light-Attack Helicopter Squadron 369, Marine Aircraft
Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp
Pendleton, California. During Operation Iraqi Freedom, his unit was attached
to 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, II MEF (Forward). Died on November 2, 2005.
Sgt. Aron C. Blum 22 Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 352, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Tucson, Arizona. Died on December 28, 2006, of a non-hostile cause after being evacuated from Anbar province, Iraq, on December 8. Sgt. Aron Cody Blum, 22, died two weeks ago of aplastic anemia — the failure of the bone marrow to make new blood cells — a condition that strikes only two in 1 million Americans. Although some veterans of both Iraq wars have blamed their development of this disease on toxic battlefield exposures — including depleted uranium and burning oil fields — or even the anthrax vaccine, a link has never been proved. http://www.gulfwarvets.com/marine_rare_disease.htm
Sgt. Dennis J. Boles, 46, of Homosassa, Florida, died October 24, 2004 in Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, when he was participating in a 10-mile road march and collapsed. Boles was assigned to the Army National Guard's 171st Aviation Battalion, Brooksville, Florida.
Sgt. 1st Class Craig A. Boling 38 Company C, 1st Battalion, 152nd Infantry Regiment, Indiana Army National Guard Elkhart, Indiana Died of a non-combat related cause at Camp Wolf, Kuwait on July 8, 2003 A sergeant first class dies of a heart attack while eating with his unit in Kuwait. [Craig A. Boling, 38, Elkhart IN http://www.truthout.org/cgi-bin/artman/exec/view.cgi/7/4000
Army Capt. Orlando A. Bonilla, 27, of Killeen, Texas. Bonilla died in Baghdad, Iraq, in a helicopter accident. He was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas. Died on January 28, 2005.
Spc. Christopher K. Boone 34 121st Infantry (Long Range Surveillance), Georgia Army National Guard Augusta, Georgia Died of a non-combat related injury in Balad, Iraq, on February 17, 2007
Clarence E. Boone A chief warrant officer dies from a non-combat injury in Kuwait. [Clarence E. Boone, 50, Fort Worth TX] 12/02/03 http://www.truthout.org/cgi-bin/artman/exec/view.cgi/7/4000
Capt. John J. Boria, 29, of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, died September 6, 2004 from injuries he received in an all terrain vehicle accident in Doha, Qatar. Boria was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom and was assigned to the 911th Air Refueling Squadron, Grand Forks Air Force Base in North Dakota.
Army Spc. Samuel M. Boswell, 20, of Elkridge, Maryland. Boswell died in Al Taji, Iraq while conducting convoy operations and an 18-wheel tractor trailer accidentally struck the rear of his HMWWV, starting a fire and causing ammunition to detonate. He was assigned to the Army National Guard's 243rd Engineer Company, Baltimore, Maryland. Died on October 14, 2005.
Cpl. Jeremy P. Bouffard, 21, 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division Middlefield, Massachusetts One of 14 soldiers killed when their UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter accidentally crashed while returning from a combat mission in Multaka, Iraq, on August 22, 2007.
Timothy Bowman FORRESTON, Ill. — A year ago on Thanksgiving morning, in the corrugated metal pole barn that housed his family's electrical business, Timothy Bowman put a handgun to his head and pulled the trigger. He had been home from the Iraq war for eight months. Once a fun-loving, life-of-the-party type, Bowman had slipped into an abyss, tormented by things he'd been ordered to do in war. "I'm OK. I can deal with it," he would say whenever his father, Mike, urged him to get counseling. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is facing a wave of returning veterans such as Bowman who are struggling with memories of a war where it's hard to distinguish innocent civilians from enemy fighters and where the threat of suicide attacks and roadside bombs haunts the most routine mission. Since 2001, about 1.4 million Americans have served in Iraq, Afghanistan or other locations in the war on terror. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2003566773_vets11.html
Zachary Bowen Oct. 20, 2006 — New Orleans is still reeling from news this week that a bartender reportedly strangled his girlfriend, dismembered her body, and cooked some of the body parts on his stove before jumping to his death. Now, it turns out, he was an Iraq war hero. That's just one of the tragic ironies and mysteries of the suspected murder-suicide that has shaken residents of Crescent City. Police said the mystery began on Tuesday when the body of Zachary Bowen, 28, was found on top of a parking garage. http://www.rawstory.com/showoutarticle.php?src=http%3A%2F%2F
Sgt. Timothy R. Boyce 29 Maintenance Troop, Support Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment North Salt Lake, Utah. Died of a non-combat related cause at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Landstuhl, Germany, on December 15, 2005. http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2003/iraq/forces/casualties/2005.12.html
Spc. Edward W. Brabazon 20 Company A, 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Died of a non-hostile gunshot wound in Baghdad, Iraq, on March 9, 2004 Parents suspect it was murder. Brabazon was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
Staff Sgt. Kenneth R. Bradley, 39, Utica MS A staff sergeant dies of a heart attack. 5/28/03 http://www.truthout.org/cgi-bin/artman/exec/view.cgi/7/4000
Michael Bramer 23, North Carolina, Gunshot 1/17/2007. The first time that Michael J. Bramer died, he was serving in Iraq, his sister said, and he felt a tranquility that was elusive in the months after he was brought back to life. "What he talked about in the beginning was the feeling he felt when his heart stopped," said Barbara Bramer of Boston. "He said it was just very peaceful for him, and that was his expectation of what he would have had if they didn't revive him." Then a sergeant first class in special forces with the Army's 82d Airborne Division, Mr. Bramer suffered severe head injuries in October 2003, when part of an unstable structure collapsed as he was helping string barbed wire outside Baghdad, his sister said. The impact blinded him in one eye. During surgery, plates were placed in his head. Soon, a series of migraines, each more acute, disturbed his days and nights. Discharged from the Army in June, Mr. Bramer had been living in a Fayetteville, N.C., apartment. At 23, he had set aside his hopes of attending MIT, where he had taken summer courses during high school in Boston. On Jan. 17, while his roommate and a friend were downstairs, he turned up the surround sound on his television and took his life in his bedroom, his sister said. ... http://www.veteransforamerica.org/index.cfm/page/weblog/subpage/day_blogs/d/13/m/3/y/index.cfm?
Petty Officer 3rd Class Matthew David Brandt,
22 of Nashville, Tennessee, January 19, 2005. A sailor was found
dead in his barracks ...at Guam Naval Base. The cause of death is
still under investigation by the hospital
medical examiner. His story.
Pfc. Gregory N. Braun 26, Wisconsin, Gunshot, 3/6/2006. A private
first class is killed by a "non-hostile" gunshot wound. One day before the
roster of officers who made the squad came out - a list he would have made -
Greg typed a suicide note on his computer and left two copies in his home in
the 3400 block of N. 92nd St. He apologized for not being strong enough to
go on living. The final line states: "Well just leave it as war being one
hell of a bitch no matter how big or small its found." Greg died March 6, two
days before he would have turned 27. He shot himself in the head with his
police gun in the basement of his home. http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=419769
Pfc. Jeffrey F. Braun 19, Battery B, 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division Stafford, Connecticut "Died of a non-hostile gunshot wound in Baghdad, Iraq, on December 12, 2003. The only confirmed Connecticut suicide is that of Army Pfc. Jeffrey Braun, 19, of Stafford, who died in December 2003. His father, William Braun, told The Courant he still did not have a full explanation of what happened to Jeffrey, but said, "I've chosen not to pursue it or question it. It's over and done with."
Spc. Joshua T. Brazee 25 Howitzer Battery, 1st Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment Sand Creek, Michigan. "Died from non-combat related injuries in Qaim, Iraq, on May 23, 2005. Army Spec. Joshua T. Brazee, 25, of Sand Creek, Mich., had been in Iraq for less than three months when the military says he shot himself with his rifle in May 2005. According to his autopsy report, he had ""talked with other soldiers about death and killing, and also about the idea of suicide." **Among The Courant's findings: Army Spec. Joshua T. Brazee, 25, of Sand Creek, Mich., had been in Iraq for less than three months when the military says he shot himself with his rifle in May 2005. According to his autopsy report, he had "talked with other soldiers about death and killing, and also about the idea of suicide." His mother, Teresa Brazee, said she still has questions about how he died, and believes there were conflicts within his unit. She said one of Joshua's superiors told her that his death taught him to pay closer attention to his soldiers. "It's a little too late for that," she said.
Darren D. Braswell 36 of Riverdale GA. Defense Department civilian employee working for the Army and Air Force Exchange Service died near Tal Afar, Iraq, on Jan. 7, 2006 when their UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed.
Pvt. Michael P. Bridges 23, 1st Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division Placentia, California Died in a non-combat related incident in Taji, Iraq, on November 2, 2006.
Seaman Briones Jr. Pablito Pena Navy, 22, 12/28/04. weapon discharge. Seaman Pablito Pena Briones Jr. 22 1st Marine Division Detachment Anaheim, California. Died of a non-hostile gunshot wound in Falluja, Iraq, on December 28, 2004 http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2003/iraq/forces/casualties/2004.12.html
Cpl. Phillip J. Brodnick 25 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division New Lenox, Illinois One of 14 soldiers killed when their UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter accidentally crashed while returning from a combat mission in Multaka, Iraq, on August 22, 2007
Staff Sgt. Cory W. Brooks 32 Company A, 153rd Engineer Battalion, South Dakota Army National Guard Philip, South Dakota "Died of non-combat related injuries in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 24, 2004. Among them was Army Staff Sgt. Cory W. Brooks, 32, of Philip, S.D., who shot himself in the head on April 24, 2004. In sworn statements, a major and first lieutenant acknowledged they had conducted ""counseling"" with Brooks, and a first sergeant ""detailed his knowledge of SSG Brooks' suicidal ideations."" Brooks was assigned to the Army National Guard's 153rd Engineer Battalion, from Wagner, South Dakota.
Spc. Ari D. Brown-Weeks, 23, of Abingdon, Md. The Department of Defense announced today the death of seven soldiers who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died Sept. 10, 2007 in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries suffered from a non-combat related vehicle rollover. They were assigned to the 1st Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C. The circumstances surrounding the incident are under investigation.
Lance Cpl. Dominic C. Brown 19, Truck Company, Headquarters Battalion, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Austin, Texas Died due to a non-combat related incident in Anbar province, Iraq, on September 13, 2004.
Sgt. Jeffery S. Brown, 25, of Trinity Center, Calif. Declared Duty Status Whereabouts Unknown on Aug. 8, 2006, when a UH-60 Blackhawk crashed into a lake in the vicinity of Korean Village in Rubtbah, Iraq. His remains were recovered on Aug. 10, 2006. Assigned to the 82nd Medical Company (Air Ambulance), Fort Riley, Kan.
Staff Sgt. Jeremy A. Brown, 26, of Mabscott, West Virginia, died July 3, 2005 in Mosul Iraq, from injuries sustained earlier that day in Tal Afar, Iraq, when the HMMWV in which he was riding accidentally rolled over. Brown was assigned to the Army's 66th Military Intelligence Company, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colorado.
Spc. Lerando J. Brown, 27, of Gulfport, Miss., died March 15, 2008 in Balad, Iraq, from injuries suffered in an incident currently under investigation. He was assigned to the 288th Sapper Company, 223rd Engineer Battalion, Mississippi Army National Guard, Houston, Miss.
Pfc. Luke J. Brown, July 20, 2008. Homicide. Brown’s body was found in a car in a parking lot near a building off Bastogne Drive at Ft. Bragg. Brown, who was 27 and from Fredericksburg, Va., was an intelligence analyst with the division’s Headquarters and Headquarters Company.
Pvt. Matthew W. Brown, 20, of Zelienople, Pa., died May 11, 2008 in Asadabad, Afghanistan, from injuries suffered in a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 321st Field Artillery Regiment, 18th Fires Brigade (Airborne), Fort Bragg, N.C. The incident is under investigation. Army Pfc. Matthew W. Brown of Zelienople, whose family has a long history of military service to the country, died of a gunshot wound while guarding prisoners in Afghanistan, his father said Monday. http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/cityregion/s_567194.html
Petty Officer Second Class Menelek M. Brown, 24, of Roswell, N.M., was declared dead Jan. 4, 2008 after apparently going overboard from USS Hopper in the Arabian Sea Jan. 3. Navy aircraft and ships conducted an extensive search but did not locate him. USS Hopper is homeported in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
Spc. Micheal D. Brown, 20, of Williamsburg, Kan. died Oct.16, 2007 in Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, of a non-combat related illness after being transported from Tikrit, raq on Oct.15. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 1st Aviation Regiment, 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.
Spc. Seteria L. Brown, 22, of Orlando, Fla., died July 25, 2008 in Sharana, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained in a non-combat related incident. She was assigned to the 62nd Engineer Battalion, 36th Engineer Brigade, Fort Hood Texas. The incident is under investigation.
Master Sgt. Thomas L. Bruner, 50, of Owensboro, Ky., died Oct. 28, 2007 in Kabul, Afghanistan from a non-combat related illness. He was assigned to the Headquarters, 2nd Brigade, 100th Division, U.S. Army Reserve, Owensboro, Ky. The incident is under investigation.
Pfc. Jamel A. Bryant, 22, of Belleville, Ill., died Sept. 27, 2008 in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries sustained in a vehicle accident while on patrol in Wahida, Iraq. He was assigned to the 40th Engineer Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany. The incident is under investigation.
Spc. Brock L. Bucklin, 28, of Grand Rapids, Mich., died May 31, 2006, in Balad, Iraq, of a non-combat related cause. Bucklin was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo. The San Jose Mercury News reported that the accident occurred when soldiers were lifting equipment and a chain hoist broke, striking Bucklin in the neck and fatally injuring him. Bucklin joined the Army in August 2004, about a year after his twin brother, Brad.
Spc. Paul J. Bueche, of the 131st Aviation Regiment of the Alabama Army National Guard, died in October when a Black Hawk helicopter tire he was inflating exploded. On Monday, his family received two letters from the military an autopsy review and the medical care survey. July 16, 2004. Family gets Army letter asking dead soldier to rate medical care http://www.armytimes.com/legacy/gua/1-213101-267151.php
Staff Sgt. Christopher Bunda, 29, of Washington State, died January 25. Bunda was originally listed as Duty Status Whereabouts Unknown (DUSTWUN) when his patrol boat capsized on the Tigris River. His remains were recovered on February 10. Bunda was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry, based at Fort Lewis, Washington. On January 25, 2004 a US patrol boat capsized during a patrol on the Tigris River with local police. Four soldiers fell into the river in Mosul, Iraq. Two OH-58 Kiowa Warrior helicopters conducted a search, and one of the search helicopters crashed into the river.
Lance Cpl. Jason K. Burnett, 20, of St. Cloud, Fla. Died May 11, 2006, as a result of a vehicle accident in Al Anbar province, Iraq. All four Marines were assigned to the 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C
Pvt. Matthew D. Bush 20 F Troop, 1st Squadron, 10th Armored Cavalry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division East Alton, Illinois. Died in his sleep on August 8, 2003, in Camp Caldwell in Kirkush, Iraq. A fellow soldier tried to wake Bush and noticed he was not breathing. A private dies from the heat. [Matthew D. Bush, 20, East Alton IL] http://www.truthout.org/cgi-bin/artman/exec/view.cgi/7/4000
Spc. Justin L. Buxbaum, 23, of South Portland, Maine, died May 26, 2008 in Kushamond, Afghanistan, of injuries suffered in a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to the 62nd Engineer Battalion, 36th Engineer Brigade, Fort Hood Texas. The incident is under investigation.
Pfc. Henry G. Byrd III, 20, of Veguita, N.M., died June 24 in Landstuhl Germany, from a non-combat related illness sustained June 18, 2007 while in Iraq. His death is under investigation. Byrd was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.